University of Northern Colorado senior Steven Kupcho moved within a stroke of the lead heading into Sunday’s final round of the Big Sky Conference Championship in Boulder City, Nev.
The 2012 CGA Stroke Play champion played his final nine holes in 3 under par on Saturday and finished with an even-par 72, leaving him at 4-under 140 overall. That puts him in a tie for third place, one back of co-leaders Taylor Knoll of Sacramento State and Evan Russell of Hartford. Kupcho (pictured) made four birdies and four bogeys in round 2.
As a team, UNC fell into fourth place in the eight-team event. The Bears are at 5-over-par 581, 14 strokes behind leader Sacramento State.
Meanwhile, at the Pac-12 Championship in Salt Lake City, University of Colorado junior Jeremy Paul remained in the top 10 individually.
Paul shot a 3-over-par 74 on Saturday and dropped into eighth place against a very tough field. He trails leader K.K. Limbhasut of Cal by 11 strokes.
In the team race, the Buffs slipped into eighth place at 29-over-par 1,094. Stanford remains in the lead and will take a 29-under-par 1,036 total into Sunday’s final round.
Men’s Big Sky Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Boulder City, Nev.
4. (out of 8 teams) Northern Colorado 285-296–581
3. Steven Kupcho 68-72–140; 11. Conner Barr 70-74–144; 18. Li Chen 74-74–148; 24. Joshua Matz 73-76–149; 38. Sam Marley 80-78–158.
Men’s Pac-12 Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah
8. (out of 12 teams) Colorado 360-363-371–1094
8. Jeremy Paul 67-68-74–209; 34. Philip Juel-Berg 72-77-70–219; 37. John Souza 76-70-74–220; 45. Ethan Freeman 75-73-76–224; 52. Ross Macdonald 72-77-77–226; 57. Wilson Belk 74-75-78–227.
Men’s Big 12 Conference Championship
April 29-May 1, 2016 in Trinity, Texas
26. Coloradan Wyndham Clark, Oklahoma State 75-78-73–226
